Favorite Gear for Shorter Hikes/ Exploring the Outdoors

I'm certainly not an expert hiker, but I do love to hike and have been doing it with my family since before I can remember.  My parents are both huge lovers of the outdoors, so our family spent a lot of time outdoors as we were growing up.  I thought I would share some basic … Continue reading Favorite Gear for Shorter Hikes/ Exploring the Outdoors

Life Lately 6-23-14

The next couple of weeks are going to be very busy, so before the craziness ensues, I wanted to post an update on what I've been up to. Enjoyed... spending a couple of days back at college visiting friends. I went back for an art show, but really because I wanted to see and spend … Continue reading Life Lately 6-23-14

Day 6 in Peru: Inca Trail and Aguas Calientes

*I am now home and able to catch up on my posts about my 3-week study abroad in Peru, so this post is going back almost three weeks to April 18th.  We were supposed to depart from Cusco at 3:30 AM to rejoin the rest of our group at Ollantaytambo, but the bus driver called … Continue reading Day 6 in Peru: Inca Trail and Aguas Calientes

Planting Seeds + A Weekend Home

This past weekend, I went home once again.  It was weird to be home two weekends in a row.  Although I did not get much sleep over the weekend, it was certainly nice to be home.  Friday night, my mom and sister went to a mother-daughter party at a friend's house, so my dad and … Continue reading Planting Seeds + A Weekend Home